Does a stipulation of fact change the analysis of evidence in a criminal case?

2 Nor do the parties' expectations change the analysis. An expectation that the trier of fact will find that the facts as stipulated demonstrate the defendant's guilt does not render the stipulation a de facto guilty plea. When presented with a stipulation of fact, an Oregon trial court is under no statutorily or judicially imposed obligation to find the defendant guilty. See Lyons v. Pearce, 298 Or. 569, 694 P.2d 978, 980 (1985). The stipulation is only a method for introducing the evidence, and the parties' expectations are only their views on what the trial's outcome will be.